diff --git a/apps/sam/python/setup.py b/apps/sam/python/setup.py
index abc88897f..e9ef8852a 100644
--- a/apps/sam/python/setup.py
+++ b/apps/sam/python/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 
 from distutils.core import setup
+import os
+
+os.chdir('./src')
 
 setup(name="Python I2P API",
       version="0.9",